Pencil and Wash Technique, Watercolour Landscape Painting

[@janelubenskyi1177]

The under drawing of the graphite add a wonderful smooth …calm look to the water colour…lovely.

[@larrygrenier621]

Just finished the 1st part of all pencil drawing and now I'm loving this one :-)

[@Rubbereyes]

I really like the combination of graphite pencil and watercolour. Something I’m definitely going to try. Thanks for another great video.

[@ianbuckley7274]

Just wonderful, thank you for being so transparent with your lessons

[@raven1864]

I hear the birds and the slight breeze rustling through the grass....can even smell the scene. That is how realistic this is, again , another masterpiece. I watched you draw it and now paint it. Cannot get enough of you. So wonderful. 😍

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Hi Tanya, thanks again for your lovely comment:) As i write this I'm drawing another landscape for a new video that should be posted in a day or two, btw, how did you get on with the mountain drawing?

[@raven1864]

I will be looking forward to the new upload. The mountain drawing actually come along very nice, I am still making other drawings of the same to get even better but the first one was actually quite good, thank you. I recently ordered the erasers like you have so I can make the very fine strokes needed to make the highlights as I have been admiring your sea waves ones, it is so beautiful and I want to be able to recreate that one to. Such beauty in all of them. much love to you :)

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Nice to here you're getting good results with the mountain drawing, the fine erasers will make a big difference to your work, you should find them very useful for the seascape drawing, I would be lost without them, much love to you too :)

[@AndyFerraristudio]

Oh, this is marvelous. I've wondered if it were possible to mix pencil and watercolor, it's going to save my life in coloring illustrations. Thank you so much for this!

[@gingerbuchanan2795]

I found out gel pens definitely don't like water. Your work is brilliant! Thank you for sharing.

[@Oldbritbyker]

I've been binge watching your videos, and LOVE your work. I'm curious if you've ever done Nautical art with Sailing Ships? Your waves look great, and I can imagine a Square Rigger or Schooner dashing around on your paper!

[@angelicag2042]

What a joy to see these serene scenes develop before the eyes, Smoothie! Amazingly delicate!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Angelica G Hi Angelica, thanks for the lovely comment, I'm so pleased you enjoyed this one, its nice when I get a painting I can do quickly and in real-time, I think that adds to the viewing experience.

[@tonygreen971]

Another great demo smoothie. This is certainly a nice technique that capitalizes on the transparency of the watercolors. Thanks for sharing.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Tony Green Thanks Tony, glad you liked it, I have a few more pencil and wash videos in the pipeline, also my White Night tube paints arrived this morning, haven't tried them yet, but looking forward to testing them later, I will do a review on both tube and pans in a single video shortly....should be fun!

[@tonygreen971]

Ok great I look forward to seeing that one when it is ready.

[@horrorfan24]

Love this, Smoothie. Watercolour is such a wonderful medium for these English countryside scenes. Yup another fantastic demo. Keep em coming. Really love your work

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+horrorfan24 Thanks Dave, I appreciate the comment, hopefully more videos on the way shortly.

[@marthiescholer4565]

I'm hanging on your lips!!! Fantastic never thought one can paint watercolor over graphite!!!! THANKS AGAIN. ...

[@divchief07ut]

You did a lot of drawing between this and the last video! I wish you would have included how you drew the grass. Great work, you are an inspiration.

[@ArtDewy]

As always very beautiful and peaceful landscape! Beautiful!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Art Dewy Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated,

[@andremerez81]

I love your art! The delicacy of every detail is impressive.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thank you Andre, that's kind of you to say.

[@laurencook7109]

I LOVE your panting your very very good and your the best art , paint, you tuber ever

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Lauren Cook Thank you Lauren, what a nice thing to say :) your lovely comment just made my day!

[@Knovak47]

Thank you for sharing your techniques. It has been most helpful. Your style is wonderful

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks again Bonnie, I'm glad its helpful to you.

[@ravenlux216]

Your techniques are as amazing as your artwork itself. I love watching and learning from you. Thank you so much for keeping your videos in real time as well. It makes following you so much easier.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks, I prefer watching real time too, although i keep getting requests to speed them up a bit, everyone's different I guess.

[@Agui007]

Smoothie your watercolour paintings are so beautiful! Care and detail go into them. Your clouds look very much like mid level clouds you'd see before a thunderstorm. Do you remember Frank Clarke with his Have Some More Fun? Horizon Sky Middle Foreground 😁

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Agui, I have watched Frank a few times on KZbin but I think I've missed the reference, I should probably go and watch a few more😊

[@jendesign5537]

Such beautiful work! Just amazing.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Jen, much appreciated.

[@atelierdeminas5764]

thank you for showing, amazing work

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment.

[@mariakellner2221]

Smoothie if you are worried about streaks in the sky,you could use a hake brush with water it helps re distribute the pigment smooths things out,it's lovely to see part of your countryside ,great demo.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Maria Kellner Thanks again Maria, your advise is sooo much appreciated! you have some great solutions to problems I have with my painting, I think its great how youtube brings artist together from all over the world and we can all share tips and advice with each other, everyone please take a look at Maria's watercolour website, her paintings are incredible, she has invented a new product called colour previewers, check them out at www.marylkaart.com

[@mariakellner2221]

+smoothie77 you a very welcome,i find the hake hair is so soft.

[@haleybrown2836]

Absolutely beautiful. I have looked at all of your videos, beautiful work. Question, how do you make your grasses look so great?. If you ever feel like it, how about a video on how to do grasses, a video similar to the one you did on the trees. I for one could definitely use some help in this area.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Haley Brown Thanks Haley, much appreciated! you are the second person today that has asked for a grass demo, I will make one shortly, the next landscape picture I do that has grass, I will make a video about it :)

[@MyHalfbloodprince]

you are a great artist and love your all paintings...would you please give us your full sketch videos and thanks a lot for sharing your beautiful method of coloring water color paintings .love from Bangladesh :)

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Khan, I try to show as much as I can, sometimes drawings can take 10-15 hours to complete, so I have to edit them down or speed them up, so its very difficult to show the full process in one video, thanks for the comment, greetings from the UK.

[@MyHalfbloodprince]

you are welcome Sir :)

[@marcoles2987]

I love your staff! I wish i can do that!!!

[@doctordino9150]

This is absolutely beautiful, this inspired me greatly. Keep up the amazing work

[@deanitoff]

And also this is ace! 👌

[@derickchatfield]

Really enjoyed this video, thank you.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Derick Chatfield You're welcome Derick, thanks for viewing and commenting.

[@desenhoscomlapisdegrafite4225]

Lindíssimo trabalho!👏👏👏

[@rimed5718]

Thank you so much this really inspired me to do my best ! This is admirable !

[@seriousCADninja]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thank you! much appreciated,

[@edwgwilymedwgwilym2827]

Very helpful Tutorial Video for me

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

That's good to hear, I'm pleased it was helpful to you.

[@lindajenkins4515]

Great video Smoothie. Have tried this wash technique but found the paint wasn't covering all the graphite work - it came up shiny in places. What did I do wrong? Thanks for another great video X

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Hi Linda, it sounds to me like the graphite might have been applied too heavily , its hard to say without seeing what you done and knowing what materials you used , if you press too hard on watercolour paper with a soft pencil it can flatten the grain and the graphite layer on top could be stopping the water from soaking into the paper, it can help if you wet the paper after the drawing is finish and before painting starts, that helps to soak the graphite into the paper before painting, if that doesn't help try going over the area several times until the water will eventually soaks through the graphite and into the paper, that should stop any shiny bits.

[@lindajenkins4515]

+smoothie77 Thanks Smoothie, too heavy application might well be the answer. As I'm a newbie I do tend to panic and rush. Must slow down. I think I've seen too many vids on wet on wet where the artists stress how quick you have to be before it all dries out. Love your style for landscapes and am determined to perfect it. Watch this space. Incidentally, I put two paintings into a local charity exhibition and guess what - I sold one! First exhibition and first sale. What a feeling! X

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Linda jenkins congratulations on selling your first painting, it's an amazing feeling, I remember feeling so happy when I sold my first one, just keep at it and I'm sure you will sell many more, happy painting😀

[@janmay6455]

Is your rush damp when taking out colour in the sky?

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Yes the brush is slightly damp

[@amitabhsharma4408]

words are not enough, thank you.

[@ethannakpil7849]

like it! what kind of paper do use?

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Bockingford 140lb cold pressed paper.

[@katehobbs2008]

Why doesn’t the graphite run into the wash?

[@altiisa]

hi I love your work!!! I was just wondering if you’ve tried doing a watercolour wash on a graphite portrait?? if so, do you have any advice?? (i’m thinking of trying for my art major however i’m not too sure how it’ll turn out 😅)

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Never tried it for portraits, although i see no reason why it shouldn't work, best thing to do is try on a sketch first, see if you like the look of it...

[@carloscatam4519]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@galinalevkovich1368]

Thank you, 👍😘

[@kairidderbos5625]

I'd like to know the opinion of the one person disliking this.. why? Anyway, I love watching and listening to this while I'm on my own drawing. It looks nothing like this but your voice is quite soothing which just brings me in some sort of calm state. I got enough pencils but I dont have the eraser pencil :( Looking to buy one

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Kai, I have a troll that gives me a dislike on every video LOL I feel sorry for them, I highly recommend the Koh-I-Noor pencil eraser, thats what I use now.

[@wolfgangproductions7402]

Kai Ridderbos he's voice is soothing I do the same draw while listening to him. So happy I found this channel

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Some people can't take it.

[@artbarnett9904]

I always scan my sketches in the computer first then use print it out on my water color paper.

[@dibujolapiz931]

Any portrait?

[@syuhadahmohdyusoff3786]

GOOD!!!

[@LCNazarene]

I'm curious to know how you avoid smearing the graphite. Do you prep the paper with fixative before applying watercolor? Is the drawing done on Watercolor paper or mixed media paper?

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Seth Tidball Yes the drawing is on watercolour paper, I don't generally go darker than 2B pencil to avoid smudging, I don't use fixative, soft brushes and a light touch are the way to go.

[@LCNazarene]

Thanks. I think I'll give this method a try. The coloration of this novel approach appeals to me and yet I can maintain the control and precision of drawing.

[@ccsitaround]

Very beautiful, nice effect with the added washes. Another artist, on youtube that does this is Peter Sheeler, check him out.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

+Larry Nelson Thanks Larry, I probably wouldn't be adding washes to my drawings if it wasn't for your suggestion, I used to add washes over pencil on drawing paper with mixed results, using watercolour paper has been a real game changer, yes I watch Peter Sheeler his pen and wash work is superb, I enjoy watching his demos, thanks for the comment Larry.

[@margaretporzenheim961]

WOW!

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks Margaret!

[@MrHPT3]

I can almost hear the birds singing in the meadow.

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Thanks for the comment much appreciated.

[@stonesthrowfinn3995]

Your videos are wonderful. Please speak a bit louder. Thanks

[@AB-vb2mm]

👍

[@deanitoff]

Hi smoothie, is it possible to contact you via email? I have a picture I'd like some advice on..?

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Hi deanitoff, I feel a bit uncomfortable about putting my personal email in the comments section, although I would love to see and advise you with your drawing, most people share their work with me via Google+ or send me a facebook link etc, is there anyway you could do that? and I will be glad to help you if I can.

[@deanitoff]

Yes I did think that you might not want to do that :) I did have a look for you on Facebook but couldn't find you, I'll try again, however I just went ahead and tried your technique on the trees and although the it looks absolutely nothing like yours, I'm not totally against it. If I can find you on Facebook I'll share regardless. Thanks man :)

[@smoothie77drawingpainting]

Hi deanitoff, I don't actually have a facebook account, people send me a link to their accounts so I can go and view their drawings, if you have a facebook page you could post your drawing on there in private and send me a link.

[@aliencreation8744]

what kind of jelous monster clicked the dislike button?

[@cashjaziel5345]

I know I'm kind of off topic but does anybody know a good website to watch new series online ?

[@margaretbrownhill1193]

Well my printer won’t take bockingford paper lol, so I’m going for it, I’ve got a good sized piece beside me to test the colours, my friend hookers Green deserves this, he has waited too long to show me what he is truly made of. I’m in the present moment there are no past failures or future ones only what I can do today, now

[@janmay6455]

... not rush! Brush